List of breweries in Minnesota
Breweries in Minnesota produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, and nationally. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries and microbreweries to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries.
As of May 2015 there are 73 breweries listed on this page. In 2012 Minnesota's 52 brewing establishments (including breweries, brewpubs, importers, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers) employed 510 people directly, and more than 17,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.[1] Altogether 57 people in Minnesota had active brewer permits in 2012.[2]
Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Minnesota's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Minnesota's breweries and related industries was more than $480 million.[3] Consumer purchases of Minnesota's brewery products generated more than $177 million extra in tax revenue.[4] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Minnesota ranked 18th in the number of craft breweries per capita with 48.[5]
For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.[6] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.[7]
Breweries
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Breweries in Minnesota may produce their own beer, produce only contract beers, or do both. Breweries which are known to produce contract beer are noted, but this specification does not exclude non-contract brewing, nor does a lack of this specification exclude contract brewing.
Minnesota breweries include:
- 612 Brew - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- August Schell Brewing Company - New Ulm, Minnesota
- Bad Weather Brewing - Minnetonka, Minnesota
- Badger Hill Brewery - Minnetonka, Minnesota
- Bang Brewing - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Bank Brewing Company - Hendricks, Minnesota
- Barley John's Brew Pub - New Brighton, Minnesota
- Bauhaus Brew Labs - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Bemidji Brewing Co. - Bemidji, Minnesota
- Bent Brewstillery - Roseville, Minnesota
- Bent Paddle Brewing Co. - Duluth, Minnesota
- Big Wood Brewery - White Bear Lake, Minnesota
- Bluenose Gopher Brewery - Granite Falls, Minnesota
- Boathouse Brewpub & Restaurant - Ely, Minnesota
- Boom Island Brewing Co. - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Borealis Fermentery - Knife River, Minnesota
- Brainerd Lakes Beer - Brainerd, Minnesota
- Brau Brothers Brewing Co. - Lucan, Minnesota
- Canal Park Brewing Co. - Duluth, Minnesota
- Carmody Irish Pub & Brewery - Duluth, Minnesota
- Cold Spring Brewing - Cold Spring, Minnesota (Contract)
- Dangerous Man Brewing Company - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Dubrue Brewery - Duluth, Minnesota
- Eastlake Brewery & Tavern - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- ENKI Brewing - Victoria, Minnesota
- Excelsior Brewing Co. - Excelsior, Minnesota
- Fair State Brewing Cooperative - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Finnegans Inc. - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Fitger's Brewhouse - Duluth, Minnesota
- Flat Earth Brewing Co - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Fulton Beer - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Goat Ridge Brewing - New London, Minnesota
- Granite City Food & Brewery - Twin Cities Metro & St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Great Waters Brewing Co - St. Paul, Minnesota
- HammerHeart Brewing Co. - Lino Lakes, Minnesota
- Harriet Brewing Co. - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Herkimer Pub and Brewery - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Indeed Brewing Company - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Insight Brewing Company - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jackpine Brewing - Baxter, Minnesota
- Junkyard Brewing Co - Moorhead, Minnesota
- Kinney Creek Brewery - Rochester, Minnesota
- Lake Superior Brewing Co - Duluth, Minnesota
- Leech Lake Brewing Co - Walker, Minnesota
- Lift Bridge Brewing Co - Stillwater, Minnesota
- LTD Brewing Co. - Hopkins, Minnesota
- Lucid Brewing, LLC - Minnetonka, Minnesota
- LynLake Brewery - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mankato Brewery - Mankato, Minnesota
- McCann's Craft Brews - St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Northbound Smokehouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- NorthGate Brewing - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Olvalde Farm & Brewing - Rollingstone, Minnesota
- Pig's Eye Brewing Company - St. Paul, Minnesota (Contract)
- Pryes Brewing - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Reads Landing Brewing Co - Reads Landing, Minnesota
- Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Sidhe Brewing Company - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Sisyphus Brewing - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Sociable Cider Werks - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- St. Croix Brewing Co - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Stagecoach Brewing Co. - Mantorville, Minnesota
- Steel Toe Brewing - St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- Summit Brewing Company - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Surly Brewing Company - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Third Street Brewhouse - Cold Spring, Minnesota
- Tin Whiskers Brewing - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Town Hall Brewery - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Urban Growler Brewing Co. - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Vine Park Brewing Co. - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Wabasha Brewing Co. - St. Paul, Minnesota
- Waconia Brewing Co. - Waconia, Minnesota
- Wellington's Backwater Brewing - Winona, Minnesota
See also
References
- ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Minnesota". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ "Brewer's Almanac--Active Brewer Permits, 2004 - 2012". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Minnesota". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Minnesota". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "Capita per Brewery" (PDF). Brewers Association. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ "Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "Beer Serves America". The Beer Institute. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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